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“We’re training with the national team coach and assistant national team coach in hopes of getting us ready to be able to be on the senior national team one day and qualify Canada for the Olympics,” Stothart explained. 

"We definitely improved a lot throughout the season. A lot of other teams were calling us the underdogs – they weren’t expecting us to take the bronze medal.”

“I think the way he fought this horrific disease was a real-life superhero story that everyone could draw inspiration from,” Ryan's friend Jacob Cathcart said said.

It wasn't the outcome they hoped for, but 10 student-athletes from St. Martin de Porres High School still enjoyed a rare opportunity on Nov. 14, competing in the Calgary high-school football league's Division 2B championship game. As St.

“I understand it’s not been an easy road being a Canadian soccer fan,” Kmet said. “I think there’s some satisfaction in feeling that after all these rough years, that it’s finally paying off.”

Mykena Walker chalks up her first year of university soccer as a solid 10/10. While that can sound like hyperbole, the reality is the Airdrie teen's rookie season in USPORTS really was as good as could be.

“It will now forever be Norm's day, and we wanted to honour him and his family.” 

Fierce competition and good fun was had at the annual Grannyspiel held at Airdrie Curling Club on Nov. 19.

“I feel like it’s a good close to a chapter of my life, but at the same time, it’s tough to say goodbye to these kinds of experiences,” he said. 

The grannies are back with their brooms and ready to rock on the pebbled ice.